The Gentleman Caller

Description

Lee Jiyeon had seen a lot of things in the span of the seventeen years she’d been alive: substance and domestic abuse, abandonment, arrests.

All throughout this, however, the girl had one person she could trust to protect her: her older brother Lee Jihoon.

Jiyeon had thought she had seen everything.

Then she--and Jihoon--met Hong Jisoo.

Foreword

This story just kinda popped into my head. I've been reading a lot of SEVENTEEN fics, and there aren't a lot of 2ji fanfictions on here. I will admit it's a strange pairing, considering Jihoon's abrasive and sarcastic (in a good way of course) and Jisoo's soft and gentlemanly, but it's a contrast/dichotomy that I find fascinating and interesting.

Maybe I'll throw in some side Meanie in there too, or pair Jiyeon and someone (maybe Dino?). We'll see.

For those of you who don't know what a gentleman caller is, it's a guy--presumably a gentleman--who makes house visits to the person he is interested in, in an attempt to court them, see if they're interested, etc. Think of him like a beau (old fashioned beau, not the masculine word for beautiful in French) or a guy who's courting someone. It's supposed to be romantic, antiquated, polite... but this is Lee Jihoon we're talking about. He's not the guy for old-fashioned romance. But at least Jisoo can try.

Also a term you'll get used to is an officetel. It's like a little apartment/office combination. The bottom picture of the cover is an officetel. Most have a loft for the bed, but it's not a complete second floor (you can't stand up straight). The kitchen isn't a full kitchen (two burners, no dishwasher, small sink, little counter space) and there's a washer but not a dryer. Here's a link to the layout of the officetel I used, in case you want a better sense of the Lee household. Jiyeon sleeps in the loft, and Jihoon sleeps on the main floor.

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This story won't take priority over "Arranged Marriage" but I thought I'd publish it for you guys to see.
Also, don't hate me that the cover's background colors aren't precisely SEVENTEEN's colors. I couldn't get an exact match.

Comments

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St-renaissance
#1
And I actually appreciate stories with short chapters only ‘cause I get bored reading long ones hehe
St-renaissance
#2
Aww this story was so cute
creativePANDAS #3
Chapter 3: This story is cute and I loved that Jun and Wonwoo moment it reminds me of how my friends and I tease eachother all of the time
kimminah89
#4
Chapter 3: Idk why I'm kinda pissed with Jiyeon like really pissed..i get the feeling she doesn't know EVERYTHING Jihoon has done for her like she thought
JoshuaJHong
#5
Chapter 2: Grumpy Jihoon is my favorite Jihoon though..
He's cute and funny that way, hahaha!
Anyway, I am excited for your next chapter! Please take your time and bring in our big shot Jihoon! I can't wait to see the low-key sass he could have towards Joshua.
Joshie, you truly are too sweet for this world. You are going to make everyone fall in love with you, boy.
JoshuaJHong
#6
Chapter 1: I see the point of view for your fic is narrative from 3rd pic, that's cool! I hope you can keep it up, it's kinda hard to do it this way but so far this is a very nice set up. Simple. Great work!
JoshuaJHong
#7
Before I read this,

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS FIC AND ADDING TO OUR WONDERFUL LITTLE 2JI TAG.
Our tag is so small and I find this pairing to be very endearing without overly done drama (but I like overly done drama). I hope you get inspiration to finish your fic and take care of yourself. I see great potential in this!
F I G H T I N G ! ! ! !